THE ROLE OF BUSINESS EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTING NATIONAL SECURITY IN OYO STATE, NIGERIA
Keywords:
Business Education, National Security, Sustainable National Development.Abstract
The development of skills, knowledge and competence through functional education which is the main focus of business Education programme cannot be over-emphasized. This study examined how sustainable development and national security can be improved through Business Education programme in Oyo State, Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study. The descriptive research design was adopted to achieve the purpose of study, while the population consists of one thousand two hundred (1,200) Business Education Students in Oyo State. A sample size of 120 respondents was used. A structured questionnaire titled: Improving Sustainable Development and National Security through Business Education Questionnaire (ISDNSQ) validated by four expert was used for the study. Split half method was used to established reliability coefficient and the overall reliability coefficient was also established at 0.89 using Cronbach Alpha. The mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. The study revealed that sustainable development and national security could be improved through Business Education if adequate attention is given to maintenance of standard and funding of the programme. It was therefore recommended, among others, that government at various levels and other relevant stakeholders in education should endeavor to give the needed attention to adequate funding of the programme to achieve better result.
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